Campbell County Community News

Where can you learn web design, hone your Microsoft skills, and get tips on succession planning for your business?

The Campbell County Public Library System, specifically Campbell County Public Library and Wright Branch Library, is the correct answer.

The learning opportunities offered by your libraries now extend beyond the buildings themselves to online. They are accessible from office and home, and it’s free to cardholders.

Lynda.com is a website with more than 3,000 courses and more than 130,000 videos from web design, marketing and media production, to business essentials. It typically costs $24.99 a month to subscribe to the site. But cardholders at any county library can get all of Lynda’s content for free. The idea is to give patrons another way to continue learning when the libraries are closed or when they cannot make a visit.

“You can learn things from online marketing to word processing skills. There's a boatload of information there in the database,” says Adult Program Coordinator Genevieve Schlekeway.

Patrons can get to Lynda.com by logging in through the library’s website with their library card and pin numbers. After creating an account – which only requires a name and e-mail address – users are set. They can watch any videos, create playlists, download course files and bookmark pages.

Once signed up, library members can get access to Lynda at the library, on their desktop computers or on their mobile devices. The only caveat is that they must use a web browser, not the Lynda app.

“We’re excited to be able to offer the opportunity to use the library’s services without necessarily being in the building,” said CCPLS Executive Director Terri Lesley. “We want to be accessible to patrons on their own time and at their own pace.”

The Lynda.com videos are more in-depth and have higher production values than many tutorials on YouTube, library Lesley said. The website is owned by LinkedIn.

To get free Lynda.com access as a Campbell County Public Library System cardholder, visit: ccpls.info/Lynda

The Bureau of Land Management High Plains District Office is releasing the Wright Area Coal Leasing 10th Circuit Court Remand Draft Environmental Assessment for a 30-day public comment period. The BLM values input from stakeholders and the communities we serve, and we will consider input we receive during this comment period as we finalize the EA.

BLM Wyoming is preparing this EA in response to a 2017 District Court order requiring the BLM to revise its original environmental analysis of leasing coal in the North Hilight and South Hilight fields in Campbell County, Wyoming, in the Powder River Basin.

The BLM issued a decision in 2012 approving leasing in both areas, and subsequently leased the South Hilight Field. The North Hilight Field remains unleased. A 10th Circuit District Court decision determined that in its analysis, the BLM did not properly consider the decision’s impacts to carbon dioxide emissions, so the BLM is reviewing and revising its analysis to account for the market effect and carbon impacts of leasing the coal. Through its multiple-use mission, the BLM strives to support economic growth and responsible energy development in balance with other important uses of public lands.

The Draft EA is available for review at the following link: https://go.usa.gov/xntFJ. The BLM is accepting comments on the Draft EA for 30 days, through Sept. 1, 2018. Comments may be submitted by mail to Bureau of Land Management, High Plains District Office, Attn: Sarah Bucklin, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, WY 82604; or online at https://go.usa.gov/xntFJ.

All comments, including personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. The BLM will not consider anonymous comments.​Questions may be directed to Sarah Bucklin, Project Coordinator, at 307-261-7541.